What was your LSAT score?

[Axon]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum
One of the key factors I am considering when looking at schools (beyond whether I can get in, ) is the ability for me to work as a GA or a CA, or maybe even as an RD in their housing dept. For a relatively small amount of work, I can save anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 a year.

Good plan. Hopefully this doesn't fall under the 20 hours a week limitation the ABA puts on J.D. candidates.

Depends on the position; if it's a CA or GA position, I think they specifically keep it under 20 hours/week; I think that's a limitation most universities have on student employees.

Not when I was an R.A. It counted as "full-time" (35+) work. However, this particular gig might not fall under the 20 hour restriction, I don't know anything about it.

It's certainly something to pursue, as well as Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assitant.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum
One of the key factors I am considering when looking at schools (beyond whether I can get in, ) is the ability for me to work as a GA or a CA, or maybe even as an RD in their housing dept. For a relatively small amount of work, I can save anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 a year.

Good plan. Hopefully this doesn't fall under the 20 hours a week limitation the ABA puts on J.D. candidates.

Depends on the position; if it's a CA or GA position, I think they specifically keep it under 20 hours/week; I think that's a limitation most universities have on student employees.

Not when I was an R.A. It counted as "full-time" (35+) work. However, this particular gig might not fall under the 20 hour restriction, I don't know anything about it.

It's certainly something to pursue, as well as Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assitant.

Can you do that as a law student?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Can you do that as a law student?

Well, can you?

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: Axon

2. Career Prospects - Here's where things get funky. As long as you're in a solid school (Anything in or near top 100), you'll have the oppurtunity to interview with law firms during the fall recruiting push. While most firms will humor you, the vast majority have a ridiculous cut-off point - they won't even look at anyone below a certain GPA or ranking. (You'll need to be top 5% of class, Moot court, Law review, and Journal in most cases. If you're good enough to be published, you should be able to write a memo/stip/complaint.) This is, essentially, a caste system and it can be frustrating and scary. If you're in, say, Princeton, the firms might be willing to look as "low" as the top 15 or 20%. Thanks fellas. However, if you excel, firms will hire you - giving you the honor of working 12-20 hours a day for them. Yay!

Do you know anything about patent law or did you know anyone trying to get into patent law? If so, what did they say about their prospects and what was their technical experience in?

I'm currently getting my MS in Electrical Engineering and thinking about going into law school for patent law. I was browsing through some patent law website forums and they constantly mentioned how having an EE degree and going for patent law makes you very heavily recruited. But, there seemed to be some sort of big bias towards EEs there so I was wondering if it was true.

 

[Orsorum]

CanOWorms - I have heard of that bias as well, but I do not know for sure.

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: cashman
Never took it.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: franguinho

Originally posted by: cashman
Never took it.

Why not?

 

[RabidMongoose]

YAOLT - Yet Another Orsorum Law Thread

 

[Ranger X]

Looks like someone is too excited about his score.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
YAOLT - Yet Another Orsorum Law Thread

This is my, what? 3rd one? (as opposed to my personal finance threads/career threads/school threads, yikes)

 

[nj]

Good job Orsorum. I think I mentioned before my girlfriend got a 165 on her LSAT. She's knee deep in first year right now.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Ranger X
Looks like someone is too excited about his score.

I was genuinely interested in what other people got. It's not my fault no one's posted theirs (save like three people).

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: nj
Good job Orsorum. I think I mentioned before my girlfriend got a 165 on her LSAT. She's knee deep in first year right now.

She's going to NYU, correct?

 

[nj]

She went to NYU undergrad, she's at Cardozo now. She tried to explain the grading curve to me earlier and it gave me a headache, I can't imagine how she feels about it.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
YAOLT - Yet Another Orsorum Law Thread

This is my, what? 3rd one? (as opposed to my personal finance threads/career threads/school threads, yikes)

I don't know, just seems like you post about your law school future a lot Not that I'm complaining - I read all of them since I'm thinking about the same thing after grad school.

 

[Axon]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum
One of the key factors I am considering when looking at schools (beyond whether I can get in, ) is the ability for me to work as a GA or a CA, or maybe even as an RD in their housing dept. For a relatively small amount of work, I can save anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 a year.

Good plan. Hopefully this doesn't fall under the 20 hours a week limitation the ABA puts on J.D. candidates.

Depends on the position; if it's a CA or GA position, I think they specifically keep it under 20 hours/week; I think that's a limitation most universities have on student employees.

Not when I was an R.A. It counted as "full-time" (35+) work. However, this particular gig might not fall under the 20 hour restriction, I don't know anything about it.

It's certainly something to pursue, as well as Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assitant.

Can you do that as a law student?

As long as it's under 20 hours a week.

 

[Axon]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum
One of the key factors I am considering when looking at schools (beyond whether I can get in, ) is the ability for me to work as a GA or a CA, or maybe even as an RD in their housing dept. For a relatively small amount of work, I can save anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 a year.

Good plan. Hopefully this doesn't fall under the 20 hours a week limitation the ABA puts on J.D. candidates.

Depends on the position; if it's a CA or GA position, I think they specifically keep it under 20 hours/week; I think that's a limitation most universities have on student employees.

Not when I was an R.A. It counted as "full-time" (35+) work. However, this particular gig might not fall under the 20 hour restriction, I don't know anything about it.

It's certainly something to pursue, as well as Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assitant.

Can you do that as a law student?

As long as it's under 20 hours a week.

 

[Axon]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum
One of the key factors I am considering when looking at schools (beyond whether I can get in, ) is the ability for me to work as a GA or a CA, or maybe even as an RD in their housing dept. For a relatively small amount of work, I can save anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 a year.

Good plan. Hopefully this doesn't fall under the 20 hours a week limitation the ABA puts on J.D. candidates.

Depends on the position; if it's a CA or GA position, I think they specifically keep it under 20 hours/week; I think that's a limitation most universities have on student employees.

Not when I was an R.A. It counted as "full-time" (35+) work. However, this particular gig might not fall under the 20 hour restriction, I don't know anything about it.

It's certainly something to pursue, as well as Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assitant.

Can you do that as a law student?

As long as it's under 20 hours a week.

 

[MrYogi]

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Axon

Originally posted by: Orsorum
One of the key factors I am considering when looking at schools (beyond whether I can get in, ) is the ability for me to work as a GA or a CA, or maybe even as an RD in their housing dept. For a relatively small amount of work, I can save anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 a year.

Good plan. Hopefully this doesn't fall under the 20 hours a week limitation the ABA puts on J.D. candidates.

Depends on the position; if it's a CA or GA position, I think they specifically keep it under 20 hours/week; I think that's a limitation most universities have on student employees.

Not when I was an R.A. It counted as "full-time" (35+) work. However, this particular gig might not fall under the 20 hour restriction, I don't know anything about it.

It's certainly something to pursue, as well as Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assitant.

Can you do that as a law student?

As long as it's under 20 hours a week.

AFAIK, There are actually no GA or TA or RA for law school. Even if they have, they won't cover the tuition and the pay is very bad.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: MrYogi
AFAIK, There are actually no GA or TA or RA for law school. Even if they have, they won't cover the tuition and the pay is very bad.

All of the schools I've talked to have Graduate Assistant positions through the Housing dept, so I would get housing taken care of, at least.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: MrYogi
AFAIK, There are actually no GA or TA or RA for law school. Even if they have, they won't cover the tuition and the pay is very bad.

All of the schools I've talked to have Graduate Assistant positions through the Housing dept, so I would get housing taken care of, at least.

Bump.